I would like to share the speech OLIVIA ADIE, as Young Enterprise Ambassador, presented to the audience at the Business Hall of Fame awards in Auckland recently.
Olivia delivered an incredibly powerful and eloquent account of her challenging health journey and also her life successes, despite being let down by the NZ Health System. She pulled no punches and challenged the bias towards Chronically Ill patients.
She received an emotional standing ovation from a crowd which included the Prime Minister , Deputy Prime Minister and colleagues, as well as many esteemed business people.
A huge thank you to Olivia, for your courage taking the stage and raising awareness for our communities.
More details will follow on the opportunities moving forward for Olivia.
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TRIGGER WARNING : It mentions Rachael Palmer, Steph Aston, Georgie Ferris and Ruby Hill.
Ruby's Story
It is also a story that reflects the level of care and treatment received by many of the sufferers of Gastroparesis and chronic illnesses, in both New Zealand and overseas.
Ruby died on April 29th 2019 after a fiercely fought battle with Idiopathic Gastroparesis. This is not the outcome we could have ever expected. She showed exceptional strength and bravery and we are stepping up to the plate to continue to raise her voice.
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The following is her story and highlights the difficulties that she experienced with her care during her many many hospital admissions.
How labels of "its all in your head" and "anorexia" prevented her from being given the treatment she needed.
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It was Ruby’s desire throughout her illness to improve care for not just herself, but anyone else struggling within the medical system.
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"One day you’ll tell your story of how you overcame what you went through and it will become someone else’s survival guide"